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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2014
Bugs: #264594, #300192, #332061, #437654
ID: 201412-17
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst
of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl
< 9.10-r2 >= 9.10-r2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted PostScript file or PDF using GPL Ghostscript, possibly
resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.10-r2”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0196
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0196
[ 2 ] CVE-2009-0792
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0792
[ 3 ] CVE-2009-3743
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3743
[ 4 ] CVE-2009-4270
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4270
[ 5 ] CVE-2009-4897
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4897
[ 6 ] CVE-2010-1628
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1628
[ 7 ] CVE-2010-2055
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2055
[ 8 ] CVE-2010-4054
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4054
[ 9 ] CVE-2012-4405
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4405
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-17.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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